Contributor: Bob Hoose

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

Wipeout: In the Zone

Wanna wipe out with the worst of ’em without having to schedule a year’s worth of chiropractor appointments after you’re done? Well, here’s your chance.

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Child of Eden

This beautifully colorful game, gives the shooter genre a wave and a shout—on its way to true uniqueness.

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“Stereo Hearts”

Heartfelt emotions thump like a boom box woofer as Maroon 5’s Adam Levine contributes to Gym Class Heroes’ latest hit.

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Super 8

Kids shooting a homemade zombie movie stumble on a scene-stealer that doesn’t need to worry about hitting the makeup chair. Too bad they shoot off their mouths so much.

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inFAMOUS 2

Lightning bolt-chucking Cole McGrath is back for another round of monster kicking and ethics picking.

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The Current Cautionary Call

Let’s face facts. If you take everything we watch, read and hear at face value, our modern life is out to get us. It’s like that movie moment that’s been filmed and re-filmed at least a hundred times. You know the one I’m talking about. Some guy or gal …

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A New Kind of Pitch

Writer/director/producer J.J. Abrams is, of course, the guy behind mysterious and spooky sci-fi faves such as Lost and Cloverfield. And you’ve probably heard that he’s got a new flick called Super 8 coming out June 10. But you may not have heard about …

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Mermaid tears and the endless years are what’s on Captain Jack Sparrow’s mind this go-round. Is his latest theme park ride-inspired trek more aye-aye or arrrggh?!

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The Next Big Wave?

For those of you still wondering what wooden stake or silver cross might finally send all the vampires scurrying from our entertainment landscape, it appears the answer is gurgling up from the deep. If the rumors and messages in floating bottles are tr …

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L.A. Noire

Ads for this game may have you thinking about swell threads and smooth rides. But Noire is really all about the smoke-filled interrogation rooms necessary to solving the dirty crimes that keep cops up at night.

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Sit and Die

I’ve got some bad news for you. Right now, while you’re sitting there reading this … you’re killing yourself. Yep, a study published in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise found that those who sit for most of the day are 54% more likely to di …

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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Shiver me LEGOs! Jack Sparrow’s gone all plastic in a game version of the hugely popular franchise that tamps the full-throated arrghs down to a few quieter humphs.

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Transformers

The Autobots and Decepticons are back from the ’80s dead in crash-boom CGI-perfected action. Is it time for a new generation of morphing robots already?

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Just Forget It

Whether you were a fan or not, 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was something of a mind-blower (pun intended). A logline description of the Jim Carrey indy pic might read: A couple, both devastated by their failed relationship, have memorie …

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Resurrect an ancient Chinese emperor, rule the world. Right? When will we realize that disturbing dead demon-people never turns out well?

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